The Book of Knots - Jags

Magicians
In the human body where the blood fl ows into the brain there is
a layer of endothelial cells which have gaps no larger than the
smallest of molecules between them. Oxygen, carbon dioxide,
and sugars can pass but almost no drug, no bacteria, almost
nothing else can penetrate it. This wall, called the blood-brain
barrier protects us from the chemical chaos in our own bodies.
It is the same wall, of a metaphysical sort, that screens the
perceptions and thoughts of our Shadows from our own
consciousness. It is called The Egg. If The Egg did not exist
the visions, sounds, and sensations of the lower realities would
come fl ooding into our minds. We would be Infected. We might
go insane.
The Egg is many things but it is not absolute. When you feel a
haunted chill in an empty room it may be because your Shadow
is seeing things that you can’t. An instant dislike of someone?
Your Shadow sees the “true person” in their own Shadow and
you feel that faint echo.
The Magician in JAGS
Wonderland
Magicians are usually fairly
advanced characters: the modern
magician is “stereotypically”
not Infected with anything
worse than Aleph (although
PC Magicians, we think, most
commonly will be). Their
magical training will allow them
to do and know certain things
about Wonderland that even
many experienced Infecteds
will not. It will give them some
abilities, if they are Infected, that
will rival some of the Twisted’s
(and, of course, a Magician may
be both Infected and Twisted,
combining the abilities).
It is even possible that some PCs
will be Hunger Disciples—the
usually deranged predators of
the Invisible World.
The GM will need to decide
what role Magicians will play in
the game: they may be forces in
the shadows that know things but
rarely do things. They may be a
force that is seeking to explore
and exploit Wonderland for
their own purposes—but they’re
rarely involved in mundane
affairs.
There might be a whole party
composed of Magicians—or
Magician trainees—that
is seeking to approach
Wonderland on their terms. It
is our experience that Infected
Magicians (either intentionally
or accidentally) make for more
involved characters than those
who practice their craft but
are extremely careful never to
come in actual contact with the
subjects of their work.
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Book of Knots - Magicians